Here is a look at how abortion rights stand in Massachusetts and across New England:
by the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights, counted 47 facilities in Massachusetts providing abortions in 2017, up from 43 in 2014. The study estimated 13% of Massachusetts women live in counties without providers.Analysts expect abortion to remain largely legal and widely available in Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts Legislature enshrined abortion rights in state law and expanded access to 16 and 17-year-olds through the in 2020. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker originally vetoed the bill, but both chambers of the Legislature quickly overturned it."I am proud that MA has and will always protect every woman's right to choose what is best for them," he
. Democrats, who generally favor abortion rights, also control super majorities in both chambers of the state Legislature.Abortion is generally legal and available in other New England states and there is no indication that will change anytime soon. But the details vary.
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